Politifact.com: Statements from Kathy Castorhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/kathy-castor/Statements from Kathy Castor reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 13 May 2013 13:23:21 -0400Kathy Castor:
&quot;70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2013/may/13/kathy-castor/kathy-castor-says-70000-children-will-lose-access-/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Kathy Castor says 70,000 children will lose access to Head Start including 2,000 in Florida
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<p> Faced with complaints about airport delays, members &nbsp;of Congress (who happen to be frequent fliers) took action to halt sequester-related furloughs for air traffic controllers. Some Democrats want to know why other groups aren&rsquo;t getting similar relief from the sequester. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, railed against cuts to Head Start on MSNBC&rsquo;s Hardball. Host Chris Matthews said Head Start &quot;faces a $406 million cut, which would kick 70,000 kids out of the program.&quot; Castor responded: &quot;70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start classroom. Now Head Start is ...</p> <a href="/florida/statements/2013/may/13/kathy-castor/kathy-castor-says-70000-children-will-lose-access-/">>> More</a>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:23:21 -0400http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2013/may/13/kathy-castor/kathy-castor-says-70000-children-will-lose-access-/Kathy Castor: Says she was the &ldquo;the only Democrat who voted against the Wall Street bailout."http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2010/mar/25/kathy-castor/castor-says-she-was-only-democrat-tarp/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Castor says she was only (Florida) Democrat to vote against the Wall Street bailout.
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<p>With a new report calling her Florida's most liberal member of the U.S. House, Rep. Kathy Castor said the label doesn't fit because she broke with her party on a key issue: the bailout for financial firms. Castor, who represents portions of Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee counties, was quoted in the Tampa Tribune last month saying she was "the only Democrat to vote against the Wall Street bailout."&nbsp;Castor spokeswoman Ellen Gedalius told PolitiFact Florida that the partial quote omitted some important context. She said that the congresswoman was saying she was the only Democrat in Florida ...</p> <a href="/florida/statements/2010/mar/25/kathy-castor/castor-says-she-was-only-democrat-tarp/">>> More</a>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:01:58 -0400http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2010/mar/25/kathy-castor/castor-says-she-was-only-democrat-tarp/